Focus on oneself is human

To be known. A popular cry in our culture, catching momentum from the words of some of today’s popular authors and speakers. Everyone desires to be noticed, recognized, known, revered, respected, treated like they belong. This desire shows up everywhere in culture, from social media to business to sports teams. We all desire to be…

Matthew 28:18-20 – “And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have…

Each morning, I walk into my home office, pitch black outside and inside. I stumble around, stepping on dog toys, spilling my coffee, looking around for the light switch. I might as well have a blindfold on, as visibility is zero. I put my hand against the wall and finally find the light switch. I…

A bumped into a good friend yesterday. Over the last, call it 10 years, he had been running hard. Now, he had reached a brief season where the sea was still. Life had slowed down a bit. Work was in a great place. His family was good. But, nevertheless, he felt that something was a…

When lions hunt a pack of animals, the goal is to get one animal isolated. If the lions can do this, the animal is easy prey. Remove an animal from the pack, and the power of unity is broken. This is how the enemy operates. This is how a marriage is attacked. This is how…

Don’t let busyness blind you of the burden. Through the normal course of the last week, I met someone early in life that is dealing with major, undiagnosed health issues, I met someone struggling financially trying to figure out the road ahead, and, finally, in a 5-minute conversation with a mom, I heard a penetrating…